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GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED was. ma.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- G. A. PEACOCKE.

' GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION men Aue.6. ma.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Till GOLUIIIA MNOGIA'NI CO', WASHINGTON, D- C- GEORGE A. PEACOCKE, OF VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

3 -Application filed August 6, 1918. Serial No. 248,580.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE AUeUs'rUs PEACOCKE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Victoria, Province of British Columbia, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in game apparatus and more particularly to such an apparatus adapted for use in connection with marble shooting.

An important object of this invention is to provide a game apparatus of the char: acter described comprising in part, a pair of folclable trays, one of said trays having a pair of openings therein normally closed by doors, the doors being adapted to be opened upon being struck by a marble.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game apparatus of the character described, which is of highly simplified con struction, cheap to manufacture, very compact and neat in appearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game apparatus of the character described having means for amusing both youn and old.

Ot er objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective of a game apparatus embodied in my invention, showing the same in an operative position,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the same,

Fig. .3 is a perspective of a door embodied in the invention,

Fig. 4 is a perspective of a shaft or pin upon which t e door shown in Fig. 3 is mounted,

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the game apparatus,

Fig. 6 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the same, showing the apparatus in an open position,

Fig. 7 is a central vertical longitudinal sect1on through the apparatus, showing the same closed, Fig. 8 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the apparatus, showing a slightly modified means for retaining the apparatus open, and,

Fig. 9 is a perspective of one formof the means for retaining the apparatus open.

In the drawings wherem for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 generically designates the apparatus, which in maufacture may be of any suitable metal. The apparatus comprlses in part a base 10 having side walls 11 and a single front wall 12. Hingedly secured to the rear end of the base or tray 10' is a support generically designated by the numeral 13. The support or frame 13 is secured to the sidewalls 11 of the base 10 by rivets 14. The rivets 14 extend throu h vertical side walls 15 of the frame 13. As clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the frame 13 is provided with vertically disposed spaced partitions 16, thus forming a pair of openings 17. The partitions 16 comprise spaced vertically disposed walls 18. Doors 19 are pivotally arranged within the openings 17. As clearly shown in Fig. 3, the doors 19 are provided in their lower end portions with side flanges 20 extending parallel to the partitions 16. The flanges 20 are provided with alining apertures 21 adapted for the reception of a transversely extending pin 22. With reference to Fig. 1, it will be apparent that the doors 19 are adapted for a pivotal movement on the shaft 22. To retain the doors. 19 in a normally closed position, transversely extending weighted strips 23 are secured along their lower end portions.

As clearly shown in Fig. 7, the frame 13 when not in use, is adapted to be folded within the base 10. To retain the frame 15 in an upright position, a brace 24 is provided. As clearly shown in Fig. 9, the brace 24 is provided with a substantially U-sha ed arm 25 in its forward end portion, said -shaped arm 25 being adapte to ex tend over the forward side 12 of the base 10. The rear end portion 26 of the brace 24L is adaptedto engagethe side Walls 18 of I the central partition 16 as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

V In Fig. 8 is shown a slightly modified means fore retaining the frame-15 in its 'upright position. a A brace 27 is arranged in the'casing 10 and has pivotal connection With the upright 15 as at '28. The lower 1 end'portion'of the brace 27 ;is hooked; and is adapted to engage thebase 1 0 as at 29. I In the use of my improved game apraratuseit' willib apparen tha the" object of the game is to shoot marbles'fihrough heopening :1 7. Upon the-passage o the 7 marbles through the openings 17 the same 1 will be retained in the base 10 by virtue of theside walls :lland 12. By reason of the veighted" portion 23 carried bythe lOWer v end-portion of the door 19,' the door Will immediately seek a vertical position after being opened by thepassage of the marble.

' a ".llaving' thus- "whatI claim is:'

I WVliile I have shown and described the prefered embodimentof my invention, it is understood that I may makesuch minor changes in arrangement and construction ofparts as w ll rema n wlthln the spir t of r the invention and the scope of the appended cla ms described my invention,

1." A game apparatus comprising, a base having vertical, front and side walls; a frame "hingedto one end portion of the baselan-d adapted to be folded therein, said frame havi g a p u i y of ngi din ly disposed openings therein; doors arrang d time 91 t i pat nt m y' e tained for within said openings and horizontally pivoted to'said frame at a point between their ends; and means to support the 7 frame in an upright position.

2. A game apparatus compnsing, a base" having "vertical, front and side walls; a V

frame-hinged to one end portion of the base and adapted to be folded therein, said extending openlngs in one side thereof; doors pivotally arranged within saidiopen- I ings, said doors being-horizontally hinged to said frame at a point intermediate their ends; means to rrretainthe-zdoorsflinfla normally closed position; and means to SUP port thev frame in an upright position.

3, A game apparatus comprising, a base having vertical, front and side walls a frame hinged to one end portion of the,

frame having a plurality of longitudinally bas a d adapted to be f d d t reilna; plurality of longitudinally extending spaced parallel partitions disposed in said frame,

thus forming a-plurality of longitudinally extending openings; doors arranged within sa1d openings; flanges carried by said doors along their longitudinal edges and dising horizontal y throug a d me and a posedat right angles theretoya pin extendsaid flanges and adapted to function as a hinge; means to retain said doors normally closed; and 7 means to. support said frame five cents each, by addressing the 'Commissiene'r of Patients, Washington, D. C. v I 1 i 1 

